Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings
Renaissance Technologies LLC, founded in 1982 by mathematician James Simons as Monemetrics and headquartered in East Setauket, New York, is a legendary quantitative hedge fund managing around $65 billion in assets as of late 2024, renowned for its pioneering use of mathematical models and algorithms in trading. Starting with currency trading and evolving into a secretive powerhouse under its flagship Medallion Fund—launched in 1988—the firm employs PhDs, physicists, and computer scientists to analyze vast datasets, executing high-frequency trades across equities, futures, and derivatives with returns averaging over 66% annually before fees from 1988 to 2018. Simons, who stepped down as chairman in 2021, built a culture of intellectual rigor, limiting Medallion to employees and insiders since 1993 while offering institutional funds like the Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund (RIEF) to outsiders. Now led by Peter Brown and Robert Mercer’s successors, Renaissance remains a benchmark for quant investing, blending academic precision with a low-profile, extraordinarily profitable legacy despite occasional regulatory scrutiny.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MTOR
1276
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
588,100
+334,300
| +132% | +$7.02M |
|
1277
EnerSys
ENS
$6.43B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
130,600
-32,800
| -20% | -$2.63M |
|
1278
IDEX
IEX
$17B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
75,525
+26,500
| +54% | +$3.95M |
|
1279
Koppers
KOP
$946M
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
364,906
-6,294
| -2% | -$225K |
|
|
EMBJ
1280
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$12B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
580,100
+325,800
| +128% | +$6.59M |
|
1281
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.14B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
640,350
+10,121
| +2% | +$197K |
|
|
NOA
1282
North American Construction
NOA
$357M
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
1,156,300
+113,400
| +11% | +$836K |
|
|
GFN
1283
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
710,340
+274,025
| +63% | +$3.83M |
|
|
PTVCB
1284
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
493,104
+6,843
| +1% | +$161K |
|
|
TGE
1285
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy, LP Class A Shares
TGE
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
479,200
-32,600
| -6% | -$772K |
|
|
CALL
1286
DELISTED
magicJack VocalTec Ltd
CALL
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
1,343,600
+95,200
| +8% | +$810K |
|
|
TPCO
1287
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
685,300
+43,600
| +7% | +$723K |
|
1288
Information Services Group
III
$204M
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
2,340,128
+265,409
| +13% | +$1.18M |
|
1289
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.59B
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
+386,187
| New | +$10.8M |
|
|
CIM
1290
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.06B
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
205,353
+63,730
| +45% | +$3.58M |
|
1291
LifeVantage
LFVN
$80.1M
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
1,011,805
+268,354
| +36% | +$2.86M |
|
1292
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.3B
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
135,267
+33,100
| +32% | +$2.8M |
|
|
ECHO
1293
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
358,210
-22,090
| -6% | -$719K |
|
|
KS
1294
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
326,600
+187,100
| +134% | +$6.44M |
|
|
NE
1295
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
1,573,000
-954,143
| -38% | -$5.79M |
|
1296
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.7B
| $11M | 0.01% |
216,600
-2,000
| -0.9% | -$105K |
|
|
SHYF
1297
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $11M | 0.01% |
743,748
+30,695
| +4% | +$459K |
|
1298
Costamare
CMRE
$1.85B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
1,686,500
+249,100
| +17% | +$1.78M |
|
|
TRTX
1299
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$630M
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
+543,900
| New | +$11.1M |
|
1300
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$16.9B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
107,000
+6,600
| +7% | +$670K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.